Picker



May 28, 1929; YOUME 1,715,111

PICKER Filed March 14, 1927 BY 7K A TTORNEYS.

PatentedMay 28,1929. s I l,7l5,l-l1 I UNETE LEWIS EDWARD YOUNIE, OF LA FAYETTECALIFORN IA.

i PIGKER. i

Application filed. March 14, 1927. Serial l lo. 175,169. I

The speed of picking fruit ordinarily is fruit Which is less liable to bruise it than hampered by the necessity of the operator Where the fruit is picked with ime chanical att'te'r plucking the fruit conveying the fruit means andifthe fruit is'started Without bruisplucked to some receptacle arranged for reing through the tube it Will be delivered to 5 ceiving the fruit. The present invention is the rcceptacleby reason ofthe slight retard- 45 designed to obviate this loss in time and thus ing cltect ot the tube .Without injury. By reduces the labor incident to the gathering this means the picker is entirely relieved of of fruit. Features and details of the inventhe movement oi the hand tromthe point of tion Will appear from the specification and pulling the fruit to a convenient receptacle, 10 l i 7 I g or opening for receiving the fruit. so

A preferred embodiment of the invention What I claim as new is l e is illustrated in the accompanying drawing 1.111 a picker, the combination of a fruit f showing an elevation of the device. receptacle; a support pivot-ally secured to.

1 marks the fruit 2 a limb supporting the the receptacle and means attaching the sup v same, 3 the hand of ail-operator grasping the port to anoperators Wrist. 1 fruit in pulling the same; and 4 the wrist of In a picker, the combination of a fruit the operator. receptacle; a support pivotally. securedto the r A receptacle 5 having an openingli is arreceptacle comprising a bail pivot-ed at each ranged directly under the palm of the opera-v side of the receptacle; a Wrist plate to Which 2 tor. The receptacleis preferably bottomless the bail is secured; and means attaching the co and has attached thereto a fabric tube 7 lead plate to. an operators Wrist.

ing to a receiving sheet 8. It'vvill be under- 3. In a picker, the: combination of a fruit stood that the tube may extend into any conreceptacle; a support pivotally secured to the venient receptacle. receptacle; meansattaching the support to an A bail 9 is pivotally secured to the recepoperators Wrist; and a flexible tube eXtend-' 65 tacle 5,the bail extending through perforated ing from the receptacle and receiving fruit cars 10 at the sides of the receptacle. This and conveying the same from the receptacle bail forms a support for the receptacle and to a place of deposit; extends from a Wrist plate 11. The WllSlJ 4. In a picker -the combination of a fruit so plate 11 is secured in awrist band 12 secured receptacle; a support pivotally secured to 70' by buckles 18 on the WIlSl] of the operator. the receptacle comprising a bail pivoted i at In. picking fruit the operator simply pulls each sideof the receptacle; a Wrist plate'to the fruit and with the opening directly under which the bail is secured; means attaching the palm drops it directly into the receptacle the plate to an operators Wrist; and a flexible I :45 from Whichit asses throu h the tube to the tube extendin -from the rece Jtacle and receiv- "5 i i i P k: o l

receivingsheet, or other means of reception. ing fruit andconveying the same from the f l/Vhile I have shown but a single device, it receptacle to a place of deposit. Wlll be understood that it may be duplicated In testimonywvhereot I have hereunto set on both hands of the same operator, if desired. my hand. i

a This device permits the hand-picking of the LEvvrsEnWnnn YOUNIE. 

